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"The Encyclopedia of Religious Freedom contains over 140 entries contributed by scholars from international universities and institutes, with expertise in the fields of religious studies, law, history, ethics, philosophy, anthropology, political science, and humanities. This new encyclopedia offers an unprecedented look at freedom of religion, providing essential information for study of historical and present issues that still affect people, legislation,...
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"This provocative book addresses one of the most enduring puzzles in political philosophy and constitutional theory--why is religion singled out for preferential treatment in both law and public discourse? Why, for example, can a religious soup kitchen get an exemption from zoning laws in order to expand its facilities to better serve the needy, while a secular soup kitchen with the same goal cannot? Why is a Sikh boy permitted to wear his ceremonial...
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"The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." This work features a curated series of historical, political, and legal classic writings by John Locke, James Madison, Roger Williams, and others, that address religious freedom, including the right to religious belief and expression, and a guarantee that the government neither prefers...
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In this collection of illuminating conversations, renowned historian of world religions Huston Smith invites ten influential American Indian spiritual and political leaders to talk about their five-hundred-year struggle for religious freedom. Their intimate, impassioned dialogues yield profound insights into one of the most striking cases of tragic irony in history: the country that prides itself on religious freedom has resolutely denied those same...
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"In this book, Father Drinan explores the state of religious freedom worldwide, arguing that international law and legal institutions have not gone far enough to protect religious freedom. The international community, says Father Drinan, has been slow to recognize the urgent need of balancing the requirements of a pluralistic society with the demands of religious freedom." "Despite numerous proclamations from the United Nations and from individual...
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This series, filmed during the 1960's, brings a sense of immediacy to the rulings that still figure prominently in today's judicial discource. Program one, two and three spotlight key cases dealing with school prayer, bible reading in public schools, and free legal counsel for those who cannot afford to pay, while program four profiles five giants of jurisprudence: F. Lee Bailey, Melvin Belli, Percy Foreman, Louis Nizer, and Edward Bennett Williams....
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For general students and readers rather than specialists in law or politics, Willis (political science, Middle Tennessee State U.) surveys some incidents in US history that illuminate the relationship between Congress and the amendment to the Constitution that addressees freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition. Internal security, obscenity, intellectual property, and labor-management relations are among the issues. c. Book News...
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The United States is founded upon the principles of freedom of religion, although it has been difficult at times to understand and apply those principles. Phillip Hammond argues that the Constitution assumes a radical religious liberty, which protects the convictions of individual Americans, whether or not those convictions are explicitly religious. This book is an excellent guide to the church-state debate of today and deepens that discussion by...
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"In Religious Expression and the American Constitution Haiman focuses on the current state of American law with respect to a broad range of controversial issues affecting religious expression, both verbal and nonverbal, along with a review of the recent history of each issue to provide a full understanding."--Jacket.
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"Since 1947, the Supreme Court has promised government neutrality toward religion, but in a nation whose motto is 'In God We Trust' and which pledges allegiance to 'One Nation under God, ' the public square is anything but neutral--a paradox not lost on a rapidly secularizing America and a point of contention among those who identify all expressions of religion by government as threats to a free society. Yeshiva student turned secularist, Bruce Ledewitz...
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